Police search portion of Concho River for possible missing teen

Jennifer Rios/Standard-Times San Angelo Lake and Park Police search a portion of the Concho River Tuesday evening in connection to a missing teen. Shot/Archived:04.29.14

Daniel Perez

SAN ANGELO, Texas - San Angelo Police searched a portion of the Concho River Tuesday afternoon in connection to a possible missing 15-year-old boy.

This teenager was last seen at 5:30 p.m. Monday swimming in the river with friends. There is no evidence he is still in the water, police said.

The missing teen is Daniel Perez, who is 5-foot-10 and weighs 200 pounds. He has dark brown hair and light brown eyes. He was last wearing a white T-shirt, black basketball shorts and white Nike tennis shoes, SAPD Sgt. Matt Baldwin said.

The San Angelo Lake Patrol has been searching the Concho River from Irving Street eastward since 4 p.m. Tuesday. They will continue searching until it is dark, Baldwin said.

Police believe Perez is in danger because he was under the influence of an intoxicant, according to an SAPD Nixle alert. Baldwin said Perez was with a couple of friends Monday and was last seen in the river.

“Out of prudence we need to rule out the possibility that he could still be in the water,” he said.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call police dispatch at 325-657-4315.

Baldwin said a missing person report was made about 10 a.m. Tuesday.

“As the day progressed some information came forward that led us to this location here leading us to believe the missing person could possibly be here,” Baldwin said, standing near the low crossing. “Not that he is, but that he could possibly be here.”

Police are not working a criminal case at this point; there is no evidence to suggest one thing or another, he said.

“Right now people have been working their tails off,” Baldwin said, “talking to every friend, family member, acquaintances, trying to make any contact with anybody who might have heard from, might have seen Daniel.”